This time, it was finally his and Fatty Cooper's turn to capture this unbelievably cool divine pet! Back then, that hunter and his teammates were all Korean, and since David Bolton had never liked Koreans anyway, he figured, so what if he took it from them.

　　"Alright, I'll trust you one more time!" Henry Cooper once again accepted David Bolton's suggestion. "By the way, did you buy a gaming helmet yet?"

　　"Already did, just waiting for the servers to open!"

　　"Heh, then let's go have a few drinks at the restaurant across the street! Let me tell you, there's a new girl over there—she's really something, and it seems like she's interested in your chubby bro. Every time I go, she keeps giving me flirty looks!"

　　"Yeah right! You say that every time!"

　　"You brat, how dare you doubt my charm! So, what class are you going to play?"

　　"You'll find out soon enough!"

　　"Tch, acting all mysterious—careful you don't get struck by lightning!"

　　……

　　A few more days passed, and the last day of June arrived right on schedule.

　　At 8:45 this morning, "Miracle" would open globally, allowing players to register accounts and create their characters. At 9:00, servers in all eight world regions would go live simultaneously, marking the official entry of this epic, era-defining game into people's lives!

　　Putting on the gaming helmet, a slight electric current instantly swept across his cerebral cortex, bringing an indescribable sensation. David Bolton waited quietly, and after just three or four minutes, his vision suddenly brightened and a familiar voice sounded in his ears.

　　"Welcome to the world of 'Miracle'!"

　　"Generating your game account, please wait!"

　　"Binding your game account to your brainwaves and identity information. This game account is unique. Every time you log in, you won't need to enter your account or password—the system will scan your brainwaves and automatically match you to this account!"

　　"Please note, each person can only have one character at a time! Before creating a new character, you must delete the old one! After creating a new character, you cannot delete it within three days, and you cannot create another new character within fifteen days!"

　　"Account creation successful! Welcome to the continent of Noranda, warrior. The Alliance needs you!" A gentle and pleasant female voice echoed in his ears, and before David Bolton's eyes appeared a scene deeply familiar from memory: countless demons and undead either descended from the sky or crawled up from underground, launching a fierce assault on a solitary human city!

　　The main backdrop of "Miracle" was the story of humans uniting with elves, orcs, and dwarves to resist the invasion of undead and demons. David Bolton had seen the opening countless times and immediately clicked "Skip," arriving at the character creation screen.

　　"Please select your race!" the system's gentle female voice said.

　　"Human!"

　　"Race: Human, confirmed!" the gentle voice continued. "Please select your class!"

　　"Warrior!"

　　"Class: Warrior, confirmed! Please select your class branch!"

　　Each class had branches; for example, warriors could choose between Berserker and Shield Warrior.

　　"Shield Warrior!" David Bolton showed a faint, nostalgic smile.

　　In his previous life, he had chosen Shield Warrior, and this time he picked the same class again—not just because he liked it, but also because he understood it best. Every class had a large number of related hidden quests, each unique and richly rewarding. Because of his class, David Bolton naturally knew the hidden quests for warriors best, which is why he made this choice.

　　"Class branch: Shield Warrior, confirmed!" the gentle female voice continued. "Please enter your character name!"

　　"Zhan Yu!"

　　"Name: Zhan Yu, confirmed!"

　　The system's voice paused, and the scene before David Bolton's eyes changed, revealing a character model that looked very much like him. The gentle female voice sounded again: "This character model is based on your physical features. You can modify the face as you wish!"

　　The body type couldn't be changed, but since David Bolton worked out regularly, his 180 cm height and physique were nearly perfect! He thought for a moment and made a slight adjustment to the face—not necessarily better or worse looking, just enough that people who knew him well wouldn't recognize him at a glance.

　　After finishing everything, David Bolton clicked "Confirm."

　　"Character creation complete. Please wait patiently for the server to open! During this time, you can review the character attribute descriptions to enhance your gaming experience. Have a great game!"

　　A character screen appeared before David Bolton. The character he had just created was wearing tattered gear, with a short sword at his waist. As a Shield Warrior, he didn't even have a shield yet—David Bolton knew he would have to reach level five and complete the class quest before he could get a black iron-quality shield.

　　Right now, he had three pieces of equipment.

　　[Worn Breastplate] (White, Armor)

　　Armor: +1

　　Required Level: 0

　　[Shabby Legguards] (White, Armor)

　　Armor: +1

　　Required Level: 0

　　[Novice Shortsword] (White, One-handed Sword)

　　Attack: 1–3

　　Attack Interval: 2 seconds

　　Required Level: 0